diff --git a/4chan_x.js b/4chan_x.js
index fc4efb639..c2659cf4c 100644
--- a/4chan_x.js
+++ b/4chan_x.js
@@ -1738,6 +1738,9 @@
       _results = [];
       for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
         quote = _ref[_i];
+        if (!quote.hash) {
+          continue;
+        }
         quote.removeAttribute('onclick');
         _results.push($.bind(quote, 'click', quoteInline.toggle));
       }
@@ -1745,9 +1748,7 @@
     },
     toggle: function(e) {
       var el, id, inline, req, root, table, threadID;
-      if (!(id = this.hash.slice(1))) {
-        return;
-      }
+      id = this.hash.slice(1);
       e.preventDefault();
       root = $.x('ancestor::td[1]', this);
       if (table = $("#i" + id, root)) {
@@ -1837,6 +1838,9 @@
       _results = [];
       for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
         quote = _ref[_i];
+        if (!quote.hash) {
+          continue;
+        }
         $.bind(quote, 'mouseover', quotePreview.mouseover);
         $.bind(quote, 'mousemove', ui.hover);
         $.bind(quote, 'mouseout', ui.hoverend);
@@ -1853,9 +1857,7 @@
     },
     mouseover: function(e) {
       var el, id, qp, quote, replyID, req, threadID, _i, _len, _ref;
-      if (!(id = this.hash.slice(1))) {
-        return;
-      }
+      id = this.hash.slice(1);
       qp = $('#qp');
       if (el = d.getElementById(id)) {
         qp.innerHTML = el.innerHTML;
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 18ccd14e3..5baf6c58a 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1394,10 +1394,11 @@ quoteInline =
     g.callbacks.push quoteInline.node
   node: (root) ->
     for quote in $$ 'a.quotelink, a.backlink', root
+      continue unless quote.hash
       quote.removeAttribute 'onclick'
       $.bind quote, 'click', quoteInline.toggle
   toggle: (e) ->
-    return unless id = @hash[1..]
+    id = @hash[1..]
     e.preventDefault()
     root = $.x 'ancestor::td[1]', @
     if table = $ "#i#{id}", root
@@ -1462,6 +1463,7 @@ quotePreview =
     $.append d.body, preview
   node: (root) ->
     for quote in $$ 'a.quotelink, a.backlink', root
+      continue unless quote.hash
       $.bind quote, 'mouseover', quotePreview.mouseover
       $.bind quote, 'mousemove', ui.hover
       $.bind quote, 'mouseout',  ui.hoverend
@@ -1470,7 +1472,7 @@ quotePreview =
     return unless el = d.getElementById @hash[1..]
     $.removeClass el, 'qphl'
   mouseover: (e) ->
-    return unless id = @hash[1..]
+    id = @hash[1..]
     qp = $ '#qp'
     if el = d.getElementById id
       qp.innerHTML = el.innerHTML